What If Luke Became A Jedi & Killed Vader Before Empire's Father Twist?

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The Empire Strikes Back’s Darth Vader plot twist was key to Luke Skywalker’s character arc in the original Star Wars trilogy, but what if he’d killed Vader before learning the truth? Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi, despite having the best intentions in mind, chose to keep Luke and Leia in the dark regarding their father’s true identity, hoping that they’d kill the Sith Lord and help topple the Empire. While the Empire would likely still fall in this alternate Star Wars trilogy, it would not be Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) who defeats Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid).

Luke Skywalker’s characterization in Return of the Jedi is brilliant both from an in-universe perspective and as a refreshingly different sort of path for a science fantasy protagonist. With the truth about his father revealed, Luke no longer sees Darth Vader as a monster who must be killed but rather as a fallen hero who can be redeemed. Luke is instructed by his mentors to kill Vader, an action that he not only couldn’t bring himself to commit but also one that would play into Emperor Palpatine’s schemes perfectly. By defeating the dark side by appealing to Vader’s inner goodness instead of Force powers and lightsaber combat, Luke rose above the failings of the prequel-era Jedi Order while becoming a more sentimental sort of action hero.

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This means that Yoda (Frank Oz) and Obi-Wan (Alec Guinness), unfortunately, came up with a flawed plan to defeat the Sith. Although their intentions were altruistic, they continued the morally dubious pattern of their outdated Jedi Order, setting Luke up to simply kill and replace Darth Vader as Emperor Palpatine’s Sith apprentice. Had Luke